4 teens injured in head-on Concord Township crash

Four teenagers were injured after a head-on collision in Concord Township on July 23.

At 9:54 p.m. police and fire responded to Girdled Road, just west of State Route 608, for a reported crash, according to a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A 2013 Chevrolet Camaro, being driven by a a 16-year-old Chardon boy, was travelling westbound on Girdled Road and attempted to pass a slower vehicle also headed westbound. In trying to pass, the Camaro went left of the center line and collided with an eastbound 2005 Chevrolet Impala, the release stated.

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The Camaro’s driver and passenger, who was also a 16-year-old, were taken to TriPoint Medical Center in Concord with minor injuries.

The driver of the Impala, a 17-year-old girl from Chardon, was taken by medical helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland with serious injuries. She was listed in “critical ut stable condition.” The 17-year-old passenger in the Impala was taken to TriPoint with “incapacitating injuries.” according to the release.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash. Concord Township and Chardon fire departments assisted with medical care and traffic control at the scene, the release stated.

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